Operation Life Ring picking up steam
As of September 27, 2005, the Coast Guard Auxiliary Association received $38,600 through Operation Life Ring donations.
Contact: Aux. Wayne Spivak
Chief - External Communications
Public Affairs Department
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
http://www.auxpa.org
516-353-9155
Media@auxpa.org
Operation Life Ring picking up steam
/24-7PressRelease/ - BELLMORE, NY, September 29, 2005 - As of September 27, 2005, the Coast Guard Auxiliary Association received $38,600 through Operation Life Ring donations. We are receiving generous donations from individual members, personal trusts, Auxiliary Districts, Divisions and Flotillas who desire to help their fellow members of the Coast Guard family in need.
National Commodore Gene Seibert initiated Operation Life Ring to provide assistance for Auxiliary and Coast Guard personnel and their families affected by the devastation from Hurricane Katrina. He is continuing to work with Commodore Jim Vass of the Eighth Coastal Region who has designated Commodore Joe Taylor as the primary point of contact for members needing assistance.
Commodore Taylor is actively working with the Division Captains in the affected areas who are coordinating with their respective Flotilla Commanders to identify members in need and get them together with Commodore Taylor and a field representative for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA) that can issue assistance checks on the spot to the members. That effort identified more than 20 members in need in the affected area to date.
Commodore Taylor and the CGMA representative are meeting with these members on September 27-29 to provide them with assistance. Commodore Taylor is continuing to work with Division Captains and their Flotilla Commanders in the affected area to identify and contact members needing assistance.
100% of the funds received through Operation Life Ring are for use specifically as grants to the victims. CGMA is providing immediate relief through no-interest loans that they will re-evaluate around April 1, 2006 to determine each individual's specific circumstances and their need for an outright grant.
We need your continuing support of Operation Life Ring. Members, Auxiliary units, and any others desiring to help may contribute online by going to http://www.operationlifering.org then clicking on or by sending a check or money order to:
Coast Guard Auxiliary Association
ATTN: OPERATION LIFE RING
9449 Watson Industrial Park
St. Louis, MO 63126
The Auxiliary and Coast Guard families impacted by this disaster continue to need your help. You can provide that help by donating to OPERATION LIFE RING.
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is composed of uniformed, non-military volunteer's who assist the Coast Guard in all of its varied missions, except for military and direct law enforcement. These men and women can be found on the nation's waterways, in the air, in classrooms and on the dock, performing Maritime Domain Awareness patrols, safety patrols, vessel safety checks and public education.
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary was founded in 1939 by an Act of Congress as the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve and re-designated as the Auxiliary in 1941. Its 31,000 members donate millions of hours annually in support of Coast Guard missions.
The release is available at: http://www.auxpa.org/releases/community/092805a.html
Further Related Resources:
Press Release Contact Information:
Wayne Spivak
US Coast Guard Auxiliary
Chief, External Communications
2711 Bellmore Avenue
Bellmore, NY
USA 117104319
Voice: 5163539155
Website: Visit Our Website
